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Which Formats are Best for Your Book?

December 8, 2021 By Training Authors Leave a Comment Click here for FREE training for Christian writers

Which Formats are Best for Your Book

Today’s topic: Which Formats are Best for Your Book? Listen below. Subscribe to the podcast here. Notes from this episode: When you self-publish or independently publish your book, you need to make the decision about which format you will publish your book in. Some options include eBook, print, full-color, audiobook, translations, and large print. It […]

Filed Under: Publish with a Purpose, Publishing, Publishing Tips

How to Publish a Book that isn’t too Preachy

November 10, 2021 By Training Authors 2 Comments Click here for FREE training for Christian writers

Today’s topic: How to Publish a Book that isn’t too Preachy Prefer audio? Listen below. Subscribe to the podcast here. Notes from this episode: In this episode, we have some encouragement for you regarding publishing a book that has Biblical undertones without being too preachy. This was a question asked by someone during our 2021 […]

Filed Under: Publish with a Purpose, Publishing, Publishing Tips

Kindle Publishing Success with Beth Jones

September 8, 2021 By Training Authors 2 Comments Click here for FREE training for Christian writers

Today’s topic: Kindle Publishing Success with Beth Jones Prefer audio? Listen below. Subscribe to the podcast here. Notes from this episode: If you haven’t heard yet, September 2021 is an incredibly special year for CJ and me. It marks the 10th anniversary of taking that big scary step of faith for me to quit my […]

Filed Under: Publishing, Self-Publishing

Systems Can Be YOUR Secret Sauce

August 11, 2021 By Training Authors Leave a Comment Click here for FREE training for Christian writers

Today’s topic: Systems Can Be YOUR Secret Sauce Prefer audio? Listen below. Subscribe to the podcast here. Notes from this episode: Would you like to get more done without exerting as much energy? That’s exactly what having a system will help you do and what we are going to talk about today. My name is […]

Filed Under: Business, Entrepreneur, Publish with a Purpose

3 Ways to Renew Your Commitment to Publish Your Book

July 14, 2021 By Training Authors 2 Comments Click here for FREE training for Christian writers

Today’s topic: 3 Ways to Renew Your Commitment to Publish Your Book Prefer audio? Listen below. Subscribe to the podcast here. Notes from this episode: Do you have a book that you’ve started but you’ve struggled to finish? If so, today we want to share with you three ways to renew your commitment to write […]

Filed Under: Publish with a Purpose, Publishing, Publishing Tips

Repurpose Your Content

June 9, 2021 By Training Authors 2 Comments Click here for FREE training for Christian writers

Today’s topic: Repurpose Your Content Prefer audio? Listen below. Subscribe to the podcast here. Notes from this episode: If you have published blog posts, podcasts, videos, or have given presentations; you may already have content you can use for your book.   Take a moment to look over the content you have already created to see […]

Filed Under: Marketing, Marketing Tips, Publish with a Purpose

The Power of a Book Series

May 12, 2021 By Training Authors 2 Comments Click here for FREE training for Christian writers

Today’s topic: The Power of a Book Series Prefer audio? Listen below. Subscribe to the podcast here. Notes from this episode: We talked about publishing short Kindle books last month. If you publish short books, I recommend creating a Kindle series around your main topic.  Your series title can be related to your main topic.  […]

Filed Under: Publish with a Purpose, Writing, Writing Tips

A Higher Calling

September 1, 2020 By Training Authors Leave a Comment Click here for FREE training for Christian writers

This episode was originally recorded inside our Christian Book Academy Facebook group as live videos. However, we wanted to also encourage you in the writing, publishing, and marketing of your books. Today’s topic is: A Higher Calling Are we willing to leave behind the world’s idea of success in order to pursue a higher calling? […]

Filed Under: Publishing, Publishing Tips

Publishing a Book is a Privilege not a Pressure

April 1, 2020 By Training Authors Leave a Comment Click here for FREE training for Christian writers

This episode is part of the Finisher series. We originally recorded these teachings inside our Christian Book Academy Facebook group as live videos. However, we wanted to also encourage you in the writing, publishing, and marketing of your books. Today’s topic is: Publishing a Book is a Privilege, not a Pressure Scriptures: – Esther 4:14 […]

Filed Under: Publish with a Purpose, Publishing

The Benefits of Independent Publishing (Self-Publishing)

February 26, 2020 By Training Authors Leave a Comment Click here for FREE training for Christian writers

This episode is part of the Finisher series. We originally recorded these teachings inside our Christian Book Academy Facebook group as live videos. However, we wanted to also encourage you in the writing, publishing, and marketing of your books. Today’s topic is: The Benefits of Independent Publishing (Self-Publishing) Scriptures: “Jesus also did many other things. […]

Filed Under: Publishing, Self-Publishing

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